[park381]

Surely we can all object to the planning application? I for one will be asking what I need to do.

Yep the application will go in front of HBC's "Planning Committee", and they seem to rubber stamp every thing as a "YES"
You can write in to the planning officer giving details of your objections, but from past experience it won't do much good, or you could find out when the application is due in front of the "Committee" and attend the meeting, and have your say, may do some good if all the objectors did attend the meeting. The committee room would not be big enough